ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION Public education in the United States is big business. Current expenditures for public K-12 education are estimated to total $619 billion in 2014-15 (U.S. Department of Education, 2013). Th ese revenues are raised as part of the larger federal fi scal system in the United States where governments at the local (such as cities and school districts), state, and federal levels all raise and spend public tax dollars.
